From the Bookshelf of 2016 Reading Challenge Group

Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir
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Start date
January 23, 2016
Finish date
January 23, 2016

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Carol
I picked up an advance reader copy of this book. I had never read a graphic novel before. I chose this one because part of the setting was Gainesville, Florida where I went to school. I loved that town.
What a fantastic first graphic novel experience. I can't write a review about how it stands as a graphic novel because I have read no others. However did it touch my heart? Yes. Did I cry? Yes. This book is the memoir of the unexpected death of a toddler. Rosalie is water and sunshine and light an
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Lisa
A friend of mine read this last year and I was deeply intrigued. It's been sitting on my "to read" shelf since but today seemed to be the day.

I don't want to say much but....

This is a beautifully written graphic novel about the loss of a child. It's painful and cathartic, raw and honest. I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Stacy Larreau
Jan 06, 2016 marked it as to-read
Iwik Pásková
Dec 06, 2016 marked it as to-read